Triple-cup button



TRILE CUP BUTTON Filed Aug. 25. '192s @Hoz :m11

Patented Oct. |21, 1924.

UNITED STATES 1,512,565 PATENT oFElcE.

FREDERICK N. ROSS, OF PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR T BUTTON ATTAGHING MACHINE COMPANY, OF PONTIAC, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION 0F MICHIGAN.

TRIPLE-CUP BUTTON.

Application led August 25, 1923. Serial No. 659,247.

` tion.

At the present time the button most universally used on working mens clothes is provided with a paper slug that is inserted between the front and back members of the button for the pur ose of reinforcing the front. The front o the button is made of a very thin metal and unless this is reinforced in some manner it can be very easily bent out of shape or dented.

' The use of a paper slug possesses many disadvantages. It is liable to vary in thickness from .05@ to .075. This variation although fairly small, is suliicient to prevent the manufacturer of the buttons from usingv automatic machinery in their manufacture. Again, the paperis very sensitive to atmospheric lchanges and moisture in the atmosphere will tend to swell the slug so that it is much thicker and will not fit in the button properly. Due to this defect much difficulty has been experienced in the past in assembling the button parts together. Furthermore, the working man desires to wash his working clothes without having to remove the buttons therefrom. The water in which he washes his clothes will in time seep through the interior of the button7 and has been known to cause the paper to swell to such an extent as to force the front and back parts of the button apart. Quite often the button is forced out of shape before the same is sewed on to the clothes and these buttons must necessarily' be scrapped.

There are many styles of buttons on the market some of which are provided with openings in the front part similar to the form of button shown in Figs. 3 and l of applicants application. It is customary to place a colored insert behind the front part of the button so that a color will show through the opening. The present method of manufacturin this style of button is to insert a small dis of tin that is enameled to suit the color requirements, between the pa per slug and the front part of the button. Ths of course, increases the amount of handllng which 1s at the present time done en- Applicants construction is Well adapted to this style of button without necessitating any eXtra parts as is now the case. One of the main objects of applicants inventionv is to provide a spacer that is suihciently strong and uniform in size,that is capable of use for either style button Without any structural changes.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a side elevation of the button.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View of the same.

Fig. 8 is a plan elevation of the open face button.

Fig. l is a vertical sectional view taken on the line i-4l of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail 1n perspective of the cup-shaped spacer.

The button is made up of a front'member a., a back member to which is secured a ring portion c adapted to pass through the fabric and to have an anchoring member (not shown) secured thereon to retain the button in place on the fabric. This construction is standard.

As I saidv before, the front part of the old style button is reinforced by a paper slug inserted between the front and back members. I provide a cup-shaped spacer or slug 0l which is adapted to be fitted between the front and back parts of the button the bottom Wall e of said spacer having a contour that will conform to the contour of the button front. It will be seen that when the front and back parts of the button are clinched together, the bottom of said spacer will contact with the inner face of the button front, while the edge of said cup-shaped spacer will contact with the button back Ihereby thoroughly reinforcing the button ront.

In Figs. 3 and d I show a style of button known as the open face button, which is provided' with an opening f in the button front. To provide the proper background for the opening I color enamel the face of the cup-shaped spacer designated g as shown in Fig. 4.

In this way I provide a metal spacer and reinforcing member which is ada table to both styles of buttons shown in t e drawings. It is obvious that the metal spacer is not sensitive to atmos heric conditions and can be manufactured 1n production with a few thousa-ndths of an inch variation in dimensions. This enables the manufacturer to make the button with the use of automatic machinery which of course would naturally increase the production and decrease the cost of the button. The metal cup-shaped spacer or slugis so uniform in size that there is no danger of clogging up an automatic machine which feeds them to the assembling mechanism.

Another advantage in using a triple cup button. is that in a ring button as shown in the drawings, the turned over legs h take up considerable space within the interior of the button. The cup-shaped spacer thereby can contact with the front and back members of the button without contacting with these turned over legs. In using a paper slug as is done with the present day buttons, the paper slug will be dented in to allow for these turned over leg portions. Obviously this is not as nice a fit as when the cupshaped metal slug is used.

I am aware of the fact that the prior art shows the use of three cup-shaped members but they do not function or obtain the same result as does applicants triple cupshaped button. Applicants third cup acts as a spacer and reinforcing member for the two other cups. Besides, the third cup can be colored so as to provide the roper coloring background for an open ace button without departing from the structural shape of the several cups.

What I claim is:

1. A button having in combination, a cupshaped back member, a cup-shaped front member whose face is formed with a rounded contour, said front and back members telescoping together, and a cup-shaped metal ,slug arranged to be inserted between the said cup-shaped front and back. members, the face of said cup-shaped slug having a contour complementary to the rounded face of the front member and arranged to contact therewith for the purpose of reinforcing the same.

2. A button having in combination a cupshaped back member, a cup-shaped front member provided with an o ening in the face thereof, and a cu -shaped slug bearin a colored surface an adapted to be fitte between said front and back members for the purpose of forming a colored back round or the opening in the face of the utton, and for reinforcing the same.

3. A button having in combination, a cupshaped back member, a cup-shaped front member provided with an opening in the face thereof, and a cup-shaped metal reinforcing slug having the face colored so as to form a colored background for the opening in the front face of the button.

4. A triple cup button comprisin two telescoping cup-shaped members, an a spacer cup inserted between the two telescoping cup members `and clamped therebetween when the two telescopin cup shaped membersare assembled toget er.

5. A button, having in combination a cupshaped front and back member arran d to telescope together, and a cup-shape slug inserted therebetween, the entire face of said slug contacting with one of said button members to reinforce the same and the back of the said slug contacting with the other button member, whereby the slug is clamped between the button members when they are assembled together.

6. A button, having in combination cupshaped front and back members arranged to telescope together, and a cup-shaped metal spacer inserted therebetween, the face of said cup-shaped spacer contacting with the button front to reinforce the same, the back of said cup-shaped spacer contacting with the button back, whereby the spacer is clamped between the button front and button back when they are assembled together.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

FREDERICK N. ROSS. 

